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Final Days of the Campaign

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Sunday, October 31st, 2010

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Roanoke, VA – Stuart Bain, Libertarian candidate for Virginia’s sixth district Congressional seat, is providing as many last-chance opportunities for sixth district voters to meet and ask questions. On Saturday, October 30th, Stuart spoke to concerned citizens and voters at the Salem Pumpkin Fest. Later that afternoon, Stuart attended the Sedalia Center Chili Cookoff with members of the local Libertarian Party in Big Island, Virginia outside of Bedford.

To close out the campaign in the last two days prior to election day, Stuart will hold two virtual town hall meetings. To watch Stuart’s virtual town halls, you can tune in at StuartBain.com on Sunday, October 31st at 8 PM (costumes not required). You are invited to watch the live broadcast and participate in the town hall via the convenient Internet chat room that will be set up on the front page of the site. Sunday’s town hall will be more geared towards supporters and volunteers to answer last minute questions and concerns for coordinating election day activities. The public is also welcome to attend.

At 7:00PM on November 1st, Stuart will hold his last virtual town hall for all interested parties. Log on to http://stuartbain.com/ at 7PM on Monday to attend. The virtual town hall on Monday evening will last until 10:00PM or later if more time is needed to answer questions.

On election night, November 2nd, Stuart Bain will join the Roanoke Tea Party at their “Incumbent Retirement Party” to watch the election results.

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Closing in on Election Day

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Sunday, October 24th, 2010

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Roanoke, VA – With Election Day right around the corner, Stuart Bain, Libertarian candidate for Virginia’s 6th district, is balancing a full schedule on the campaign trail with his family life and his full-time job.

This week, Bain will be making stops in various locations across the district to listen to last-minute questions and concerns of 6th district voters. At 7:00 PM tomorrow, Monday, October 25th, Bain will be stopping at Famous Anthony’s on Lakeside Drive in Lynchburg to speak and answer questions. At 7:30 PM, Tuesday, the 26th, Bain will be debating his opponents in the Memorial Hall Auditorium at James Madison University, followed by an after-party and a Q&A session at Dave’s Downtown Taverna in Harrisonburg. On Wednesday at 7:00 PM, Bain will have another forum to answer questions at Tailgate Grill in Waynesboro.

All of these events are open to the public.

On Thursday, Bain will be attending the Shenandoah Valley Tea Party meeting in Harrisonburg. The Tea Party has been instrumental to Bain’s campaign, with many groups helping to spread his campaign’s message while many local media outlets refuse to cover any election without both a Republican and a Democrat on the ballot. The Roanoke Tea Party vetted the candidates this year and gave Stuart Bain their highest commendation, giving incumbent Republican Goodlatte a rating of “Failure, with some hope of redemption.”

During the day, Stuart Bain still works a full-time job as the Chief Technical Officer of a local web design and marketing firm. He also makes sure to keep time available for his wife Sarah and their two young children.

While this may seem like a stressful time, to Bain and his campaign it is a victory lap of sorts. “No matter the outcome on November 2nd,” Bain said, “I will be happy to see November 3rd come around.” His campaign manager, John Braden, added, “When [Stuart Bain] started his campaign, he expected to be trounced in the polls on election day. With no Democrat in the race, we have a legitimate shot to win. I don’t think any of the Bains saw this coming, and I know that Stuart will be happy with the results. It’s about educating the voters about their alternatives; that there is a solution for our nation’s problems. It isn’t a solution that involves expensive programs, stifling regulations, or tax hikes. The way to solve most of our country’s problems is to shrink the bloated federal government: As long as we know we got that message out there–and, boy, did we ever!–I can sleep comfortably knowing that we did what we sought to do. Still, I’m hopeful that Stuart will win this election. I think voters are sick and tired of their 18-year incumbent.”

Monitor the Bain for Congress website at http://bainforcongress.org/ for information about more events before the November 2nd election.

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Bain Gets Highest Possible Rating from Tea Party

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Wednesday, October 13th, 2010

Bain Gets Highest Possible Rating from Tea Party; More Americans Want Third Party Alternatives to Incumbents

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:

Roanoke, VA – The Libertarian Party and independent candidates in the 6th district election, Stuart Bain and Jeff Vanke, fielded questions last weekend at the Virginia Tea Party Patriots convention in Richmond. Incumbent Bob Goodlatte (R) was invited to participate, but declined. Although he was able to attend the VIP gala the night before, Rep. Goodlatte scheduled and attended other events rather than participate in the debate.

The day after the candidate forum in Richmond, The Roanoke Tea Party vetted Mr Bain. with their highest possible rating[1], stating, “He Understands the Constitution and Seems Ready to Uphold The Oath of Office.” Incumbent Goodlatte received an overall rating of, “Failure with some hope of redemption.” The Roanoke Tea Party board cited Goodlatte’s broken term limit promise and his support for legislation such as the Patriot Act, Military Commissions Act, Medicare Part D, and the UIGEA among the reasons for his failure. Independent Jeff Vanke was rated, “Little/No chance the candidate will uphold their oath,” with, “many platform positions that are simply incompatible with the Constitution.”

This comes on the eve of a poll by TheHill.com[2] which says, “Fifty-four percent of respondents in The Hill 2010 Midterm Election Poll said they’d like an alternative to the Democrats and Republicans… That number rose to 67 percent for self-identified independents. But even a plurality in the established parties — 49 percent of Democrats and 46 percent of Republicans — said they’d like another choice.”

Stuart Bain uses every opportunity on the campaign trail to remind people of what is at stake in this election. In his view, since there is no Democrat in the race this year, “People are no longer given the choice between Big Left-Wing Government and Big Right-Wing Government. They now have a serious, viable choice between Liberty and the Status Quo.” It seems that without the risk of losing the Congressional seat to a Democrat, conservatives in the 6th district are using the tight race between Bain and Goodlatte to define their positions on issues such as the size of government, the US tax code, and the role of the federal government in private citizens’ lives.

In what he calls a, “perfect storm of events, a referendum on the status quo,” Stuart Bain went from having a small, dedicated group of supporters to a thriving, full-scale campaign for United States Congress in the course of a few weeks. If Bain’s momentum continues at this rate and Goodlatte continues to refuse invitations to public debates, Stuart Bain will win the election on November 2nd, making him the first Libertarian Party candidate to ever be elected to federal office.

Stuart Bain will be speaking and answering questions for the Botetourt Tea Party at the Old Fincastle Courthouse on Thursday, October 21st at 6 PM. He will then drive to the Shenandoah Tea Party meeting at the Staunton Library to speak at 8:30 PM and stay late to answer questions.

Bain and Vanke recently accepted invitations to a second debate tentatively scheduled for the 26th of October at James Madison University. Congressman Goodlatte was also invited Goodlatte but has yet to respond.

Stuart Bain is running for the United States House of Representatives in the sixth district of Virginia against incumbent Bob Goodlatte. He served in the United States Marine Corps after high school and studied computer science and business at Virginia Tech and American Sentinel University. He and his wife Sarah live in Salem, Virginia and have two children. Stuart is employed by a Roanoke-based web technology and marketing firm where he has served in the capacity of IT manager and Chief Technical Officer for the past eight years. He has the endorsement of the Libertarian Party and is the only candidate in the race who supports the popular FairTax Plan.

Links
[1] The Roanoke Tea Party: “6th District Congressional Race Vetting” – http://bit.ly/dAmWy6
[2] TheHill.com: “POLL: Majority of voters say they want a viable third party in American politics” By Sean J. Miller. 10/13/10 05:05 AM ET – http://bit.ly/cEY2IT

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Buena Vista Labor Day Parade

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Tuesday, September 7th, 2010

September 7, 2010
For Immediate Release

Stuart Bain marches in Labor Day Parade, confronts Goodlatte on “Big Government” issues

BUENA VISTA — Candidate Stuart Bain (Libertarian Party, VA-06) marched with his family and his campaign staff in the Buena Vista Labor Day parade Monday. Bain, who still works a full-time job while he runs for Congress, walked in the parade, shaking hands with voters. He was followed by his wife and children who threw candy from the back of a pick-up truck driven by Bain’s father. Representative Goodlatte brought a bus full of supporters with him, and Governor McDonnell was flown in on a taxpayer-purchased helicopter.

After the parade; Stuart Bain, Bob Goodlatte, and an independent candidate spoke for the first time together. Bain’s speech passionately argued for smaller government and called out Goodlatte on his 2003 vote in favor of Medicare Part D, a bill that Bain says, “expanded socialism in the United States.” Congressman Goodlatte left the stage before his opponents spoke, having previously refused dozens of offers for a three-way debate with both Bain and the independent.

“We cannot restore these United States and return honor and principle to this country if we continue to make millionaire career politicians our voice in Washington D.C.,” Bain said in his speech, “We must demand transparency on all issues that involve our well being.” After his speech, he told NBC affiliate WVIR-TV, “Congressman Goodlatte will say he’s for smaller government and supports limited government under the rule of the Constitution, but when I go back and look at his voting record, that’s not what I find.”

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Stuart on the Status Quo

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Sunday, August 29th, 2010

What can we do to fight the status quo? Watch and find out!

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Stuart Announces Virtual Town Hall for Friday the 20th at 8PM

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Thursday, August 19th, 2010

The All In for Stuart Bain Money Bomb is scheduled for August 20th. In conjunction with this event, Stuart will hold a Virtual Town Hall meeting starting at 8PM Eastern. Stuart will field questions and broadcast live via his USTREAM.TV channel via the www.stuartbain.com website.

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Sons of Liberty Show

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Sunday, June 20th, 2010

This evening, I had the pleasure of speaking with Bradley S. Rees, host of The Sons of Liberty Show on Blog Talk Radio. If you weren’t able to make the show, you can listen to the entire show here at the archives:

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We discussed some current issues, the FairTax plan, the campaign, healthcare, and…. the big question, “Can I win?”

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VCDL and Self Defense

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Tuesday, January 26th, 2010

This evening I had the opportunity to attend a local meeting of the Virginia Citizen’s Defense League (VCDL) here in Salem, VA. The VCDL is a very active organization that helps protect citizens’ rights to defend themselves by working with our state lawmakers towards sensible gun-related laws and protection of our constitutional 2nd amendment rights. Chip and Jo’s restaurant hosted the event, and I was very pleased to see the entire restaurant was full of VCDL members and visitors! After enjoying a wonderful meal, Mr. Al Steed offered me the opportunity to speak. I wanted to make sure everyone else knows a little bit about what I said tonight because I think what I mentioned is important for all to understand. Here are a few bullet points from my short address to tonight’s attendees:

I wholeheartedly support the 2nd amendment.
I am a Concealed Handgun Permit holder.
I think our government should serve to protect our rights instead of constantly trying to whittle away at them.
I am not a lawyer nor am I a career politician.
I have nothing against lawyers, but I do think we already have plenty in Washington D.C.
As of yet, there is no need to worry about “splitting the conservative vote” for this year’s congressional election here in Virginia’s 6th district.
I support Virginia’s assertion of its sovereignty through the current Healthcare Freedom Act and Firearms Freedom Act making their way through the state legislature. In addition to these 10th amendment legislative items being worked on at the state level, I feel it is important to have someone fighting for constitutional restraint at the federal level. I will be that person.

I am very humbled to have been afforded the opportunity to speak and, more especially meet and shake hands with VCDL’s President, Mr. Philip Van Cleave. I gladly handed him my membership application and $25 membership fee to join this fine organization.

Semper Fi,

– Stuart

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Rally Day Followup

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Wednesday, January 20th, 2010

Monday, I had the opportunity to travel to Richmond, Virginia for lobby day. Held on the federal holiday observing Martin Luther King’s birthday, lobby day is the first day of the new legislative year for the Commonwealth’s lawmakers in Richmond. Citizens from across Virginia take advantage of the holiday and day off to travel to Richmond and voice their opinions and concerns to their state legislators. In years past, groups gathered hundreds on the capitol grounds to rally support for, or opposition against, proposed legislation. Monday marked a new record of people who turned out to relay their opinion to their lawmakers. Back-to-back rallies for the Tea Party Movement(s) from around Virginia and the Virginia Citizen’s Defense League resulted in, not hundreds, but thousands of concerned citizens coming out to show their support for both organizations en mass. Supposedly, this one-two knockout rally punch resulted in the largest turnout ever seen on lobby day.

I am honored and humbled to have had the opportunity to join the thousands of patriots at the rallies to voice our support for Virginia’s pending legislation to assert Virginia’s sovereignty and protect our freedoms, liberties, and rights from overbearing federal legislation, regulation, and interference. I extend my gratitude and appreciation to all who attended to voice their opinion, regardless of whether or not they completely agree with my, or any other attendee’s, opinions and stances on the issues.

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January 18th in Richmond, VA – 10th Amendment Rally

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Saturday, January 16th, 2010

On Monday, January 18th, 2010, thousands of patriots from across the Commonwealth of Virginia and beyond will descend upon the state capitol grounds in Richmond, Virginia to voice their support (or in some instances, opposition) to their lawmakers who are considering bills and legislation for the new legislative session. I will attend to voice my support for state legislation that supports our state’s sovereignty, for the 10th and 2nd amendments to the United States Constitution, and for the individuals who are taking their time out of the long holiday weekend to voice their opinion.

Having heard feedback from concerned citizens, fellow Libertarian Party members, the Virginia Citizens Defense League, and the Roanoke Tea Party, I look forward to the opportunity to share these concerns with our state lawmakers and support their efforts to ensure our liberties, rights, and freedoms are protected. For more information about the stances of the organizations mentioned above, I highly encourage you to visit their websites.

For those of you who plan to attend, I look forward to seeing you there!

Semper Fi,

– Stuart Bain

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